Chinese word

糖

Pronunciation

Pinyintáng

Meaning

  • nounsugar

Example

我早餐的豆浆里放了两勺糖。wǒ zǎo cān de dòu jiāng lǐ fàng le liǎng sháo táng

I put two spoonfuls of sugar in my soy milk at breakfast.

Illustration for 糖 (sugar)

More examples

妈妈叮嘱孩子少吃糖，多吃蔬菜和水果。mā mā dīng zhǔ hái zi shǎo chī táng duō chī shū cài hé shuí guǒ

Mom told her child to eat less sugar and eat more vegetables and fruit.

Core concept

A source of sweetness viewed either as an ingredient in food or as part of food's internal makeup.

Common phrases

  • 糖果táng guǒ

    candy

  • 少吃糖shǎo chī táng

    eat less sugar

Similar words

糖果táng guǒ: A small, sweet confection meant to be chewed and eaten.
白糖bái táng: Refined white sugar used in cooking and drinks.
蜂蜜fēng mì: A sweet liquid made by bees mainly from flower nectar.
巧克力qiǎo kè lì: A sweet, solid food or confection made mainly from cocoa.

Definition in Chinese

指作为食品成分或调味料的糖类物质，常指白砂糖，也可泛指存在于食物或体内的糖分。zhǐ zuò wéi shí pǐn chéng fèn huò tiáo wèi liào de táng lèi wù zhì cháng zhǐ bái shā táng yě kě fàn zhǐ cún zài yú shí wù huò tǐ nèi de táng fēn

Word origin

糖 (táng, "sugar") is a phono-semantic character: 米 (mǐ, "rice") signals a food-related meaning, while 唐 (táng, "Tang") supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • Chinese menus and drink orders often use 无糖 (wú táng, "no sugar"), 少糖 (shǎo táng, "less sugar"), and 半糖 (bàn táng, "half sugar") to specify sweetness levels.

Other meanings

  • sugar contentnoun

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